2 Different GUI needs the same inputs

Hello, i have opened 2 different Matlab IDES that runs separately the same program, i need to start 2 equal programs in matlab that have 2 identical GUI interface, but i need them to read the same keyboards inputs and they do not, they only read it when i click on the GUI, is there a solution ?

[chrisw23]

2 Matlab IDE's connected via NamedPipes can share data either on the same local machine or via network. Each GUI detects the keyboard input an sends a message to the other. The NamedPipe connection can be optional so that GUI instances may run independent, but the Srv/Client role has to be set (i.e. UserOption).

I set up a package with a Srv and a Client class. (example constructor code fragment)

function obj = PipeServer(pipeName)

import System.IO.Pipes.*

import WinNetIO.NamedPipes.*

NET.addAssembly("System.Core");

obj.PipeName = pipeName;

obj.pipeServerStream = NamedPipeServerStream(...

pipeName, ...

PipeDirection.InOut, ...

...

function obj = PipeClient(pipeName,pipeServer)

arguments

pipeName string

pipeServer string = "." % for local computer

end

import System.IO.Pipes.*

import WinNetIO.NamedPipes.*

% PipeName and Server

obj.PipeName = pipeName;

obj.PipeServerName = pipeServer;

NET.addAssembly('System.Core');

% client pipeStream object is opened in InOut mode

obj.pipeClientStream = System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream(...

obj.PipeServerName,...

obj.PipeName,...

[Rik]

@chrisw23 This looks like an answer to me, especially if you slightly expand your post.

Answer 1

[Rik]

There is no general solution to do this, because the two instances of Matlab are separate.

If Matlab were able to do this, it could function as a key logger.

A workaround would be to have the active GUI write the key presses to a file, which the non-active GUI can then read with a listener.